Advances aid earthquake response, but being prepared is key

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Kathy Gibson enters data into a computer while working at the Ventura County Emergency Operations Center in Ventura recently.

Ventura County Star

When the shaking stopped on the morning of Jan. 17, 1994, Ventura County firefighters spotted fires from their station in Fillmore and heard the hiss of gas from a ruptured 14-inch line under Highway 126.